The Parsonage
Built around 1910 as a family home in Norcross's railroad-era historic district, the white frame house was bought by Catholics in the 1960s for use as a rectory and then served in the 1970s as the parsonage for an Episcopal congregation who worshipped in the old Methodist church nearby. It stood empty after the 1980s, used by the city for seasonal storage and eventually slated for demolition. Local lore holds that a playful child spirit named Annalisa lingers there — said through psychic accounts to have died young of a fever after playing in a creek — and visitors report the door of an upstairs bedroom opening and shutting on its own. During a 2009 EVP workshop tied to the Norcross ghost tour, an investigator asked the spirit her name aloud, and the word "Annalisa" was reportedly heard in the room and captured on the recording. The tale has since become a fixture of the town's ghost walk and of local historian Sally Toole's book on Norcross's hauntings.
📍 Old parsonage near the community center, Norcross Historic District, Norcross, GA · Get directions